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Iodine:-Stimulant and sorbefacient. Used locally in pericementitis, and inflammations of the mouth.

Iodoform:-Antiseptic, stimulant, anodyne and disinfectant. Used in combination with eucalyptus oil, or with equal parts eucalyptus oil and oil of cloves, as an application to inflamed pulps, and also as a dressing after removal of putrescent pulps, and for relief of pain following extraction of teeth affected with pericementitis.

Iodol-Properties similar and uses the same as iotoform. It is somewhat questionable if it is as effective as the latter. Labarraque's Solution:-A disinfectant and deodorizer. Menthol:-An obtunder of sensitive dentine.

Mercury:-An ingredient of amalgams.

Morphia, Acetate or Sulphate :-An ingredient of nerve paste. Myrrh-Stimulant and astringent. Used as an application to inflamed, ulcerated and spongy gums.

Nitric Acid:-Caustic. Used for cancrum oris and malignant ulcers.

Oil of Cajeput:-A solvent for gutta-percha.

Oil of Clove :-An aromatic stimulant. Used as an application to irritated and painful pulps. A substitute for creasote and carbolic acid. Used also in combination with creasote and carbolic acid to render them more pleasant.

Orris Root:-An ingredient of dentifrices.

Permanganate of Potassium:-A disinfectant and deodorizer.

Useful in root canals and in the treatment of fetid and gangrenous ulcerations of the mouth, Riggs' disease and offensive breath.

Persulphate of Iron :—A styptic for arrest of hemorrhage after extraction.

Phenol Sodique :-Astringent and styptic. Used to arrest hemorrhage and to relieve soreness after extraction. May be applied in full strength on cotton, or diluted with water as a wash.

Phosphoric Acid:-An obtunder of sensitive dentine, and an essential component of cements for filling teeth.

Prepared Chalk:-Antacid. Employed principally in tooth powders.

Resorcin :-A non-irritant antiseptic and disinfectant.

Salicylic Acid :-Useful in treatment of gangrenous pulps, and in inflammations of the mucous membrane and gums. Sandarac :-Used, dissolved in alcohol, to saturate cotton for use as temporary stopping.

Silver Nitrate :-Astringent and styptic.

Sulphuric Acid, Dilute or Aromatic:-For inflamed gums and for dissolving salivary calculus.

Sulphuric Ether :-General anesthetic.

Tannic Acid :-An astringent and styptic. Useful in inflammations, and as an obtunder of sensitive dentine.

Tereben :-A non-irritant antiseptic and disinfectant. Zinc Chloride:-Astringent, antiseptic and disinfectant, and a powerful escharotic. Employed as an obtunder of sensitive dentine, and as an injection in chronic alveolar abscess, ten to eighty grains to the ounce of water.

Zinc Oxide:-Used in combination with zinc chloride to form a cement filling material.

Zinc Sulphate:-A mild astringent; useful in inflammations.

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Iodine:-Stimulant and sorbefacient. Used locally in pericementitis, and inflammations of the mouth.

Iodoform:-Antiseptic, stimulant, anodyne and disinfectant. Used in combination with eucalyptus oil, or with equal parts eucalyptus oil and oil of cloves, as an application to inflamed pulps, and also as a dressing after removal of putrescent pulps, and for relief of pain following extraction of teeth affected with pericementitis.

Iodol-Properties similar and uses the same as iotoform. It is somewhat questionable if it is as effective as the latter. Labarraque's Solution :-A disinfectant and deodorizer. Menthol:-An obtunder of sensitive dentine.

Mercury-An ingredient of amalgams.

Morphia, Acetate or Sulphate :-An ingredient of nerve paste. Myrrh-Stimulant and astringent. Used as an application to inflamed, ulcerated and spongy gums.

Nitric Acid:-Caustic. Used for cancrum oris and malignant ulcers.

Oil of Cajeput:-A solvent for gutta-percha.

Oil of Clove:-An aromatic stimulant. Used as an application to irritated and painful pulps. A substitute for creasote and carbolic acid. Used also in combination with creasote and carbolic acid to render them more pleasant.

Orris Root:-An ingredient of dentifrices.

Permanganate of Potassium :-A disinfectant and deodorizer.

Useful in root canals and in the treatment of fetid and gangrenous ulcerations of the mouth, Riggs' disease and

offensive breath.

Persulphate of Iron:-A styptic for arrest of hemorrhage after extraction.

Phenol Sodique :-Astringent and styptic. Used to arrest hemorrhage and to relieve soreness after extraction. May be applied in full strength on cotton, or diluted with water as a wash.

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